Senior/Principal Audio Designer New

Frontier Developments plc; Hartford; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading video game developer in the UK is looking for an Experienced Audio Designer to own the planning and delivery of complex audio for games. In this role, you will mentor junior team members and work collaboratively to design immersive audio experiences. Candidates should have extensive experience in game audio/sound design and strong skills in interactive audio systems. The position comes with a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and numerous benefits including training, bonuses, and wellness initiatives.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Private family healthcare

Flexitime working hours

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

In-house subsidised catering

Gym subsidy

Cycle to work scheme

Stock options

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in game audio or sound design.
• Experience shipping projects with extensive cross-discipline involvement.
• Strong understanding of interactive audio systems.
• Expert familiarity with DAWs, especially Reaper.
• Interest in video games, particularly Frontier titles.
• Experience with game audio middleware like Wwise.

Responsibilities

• Delivering complex game audio assets in line with game direction.
• Managing project timelines and communication.
• Mentoring and guiding less experienced team members.
• Collaborating with developers to design immersive audio features.

Skills

Game audio experience

Cross-discipline collaboration

Interactive audio systems

Proficiency with DAWs (Reaper)

Creative vision communication

Mentoring ability

Experience with Wwise

Job description

We're looking for an Experienced Audio Designer to join our Game Audio team. In this role, you'll get the opportunity to use your experience to take ownership for the planning and delivery of complex and critical audio for our games, working across disciplines to deliver feature work. As an experienced team member, you'll mentor more junior team members and collaborate across disciplines, contributing to both the creative and technical direction of game audio.

Responsibilities

• Delivering and implementing complex game audio assets independently and in line with the game direction
• Holding the vision of an audio project pillar and aiding the Lead in managing the work on time
• Helping Leads and Audio Producers identify features and break these down into tasks
• Owning all communication necessary to deliver feature areas, facilitating and managing cross-discipline collaboration to achieve alignment and manage bottlenecks
• Collaborating with developers across the project and within the audio team to design and implement immersive and informative audio features, consistently considering user experience
• Working in the game and using debug, test-worlds and development tools to check implementations
• Mentoring, supervising, and guiding less experienced team members
• Managing smaller teams as a feature owner or on smaller-scale projects when required

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in game audio or sound design from a relevant adjacent field
• Experience of shipping several projects with extensive cross-discipline (animation, UI etc.) involvement
• Strong understanding of interactive audio systems and game audio implementation
• An expert level of ability and familiarity with DAWs (we use Reaper) and the integrated use of plug-ins
• Ability to hold and communicate a creative vision
• Ability to inspire others by example and the desire to raise the audio quality bar and the user experience
• Interest in video games (especially Frontier games) and the industry
• Worked with game audio middleware; we specifically work with Wwise
• Experience in mentoring less experienced sound designers
• Previous people management experience and a desire to step into a Lead role in the future

Company

Frontier is an independent video game developer and publisher, crafting immersive gaming experiences with fun gameplay and unparalleled artistic quality. Renowned for its iconic creative management simulation games, Frontier captivates players worldwide with immersive and authentic game worlds. The modern studio is located in the vibrant technology hub of Cambridge (UK). The talented team at Frontier are dedicated to nurturing our existing portfolio and delivering our exciting future roadmap.

Frontier is an independent video game developer and publisher, crafting immersive gaming experiences with fun gameplay and unparalleled artistic quality. Renowned for its iconic creative management simulation games, Frontier captivates players worldwide with immersive and authentic game worlds. Frontier's portfolio includes critically acclaimed titles such as Elite Dangerous, Planet Coaster, Planet Zoo, Jurassic World Evolution and Jurassic World Evolution 2, plus an exciting roadmap of future releases.

Wellbeing is a big focus at Frontier, and we are continually evolving how we can support our people. We encourage a healthy work/life balance and provide a range of wellbeing activities, initiatives and sessions to support both mental and physical health.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes a success‑based annual bonus, share option schemes, life assurance, private family healthcare, flexitime working hours, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, in‑house subsidised catering, support with relocation, a Cycle to Work scheme, free bike servicing, and social activities and events. If you therefore need any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, please speak to your Talent Acquisition representative.

• Training Provided
• Regular team and company events
• Free drinks, fruit or food
• Flexible working
• Free Gym or Gym Subsidy
• Private Medical/Dental healthcare
• Bonus/Reward Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Stock Options